Joep Kuijper

Joep Kuijper (Netherlands, 1987) Concept developer and process designer. Graduate of Communication & Multimedia design at Avans University for Applied Sciences. Co-founder of openmargin.com, an online public space where readers can initiate a dialogue about the stories they love; and a crew member at ‘new shoes today’, where he collaborates with social entrepreneurs in the design of processes for creativity, innovation and change.

Artist's statementI grow ideas, together with others. The ideas often come from my curiosity for technology and the way it shapes our lives.For me an idea is a combination. It’s where human and machine, thought and skill, content and medium, high- and low-tech, meet.I invite people with different skills to participate in growing the ideas. I have an open attitude. I also ask a lot of questions.It makes me happy when new meaning emerges from these combinations. It really feels like a gift.I want to communicate through simple language. So next to my openness, I practice clarity. To bring the idea closer to its essence.The idea often acquires form in moving images and interactive media.